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Tattooist to the stars Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy now wants to make tattoos into medical devices.

Celebrity tattoo artist to Rihanna and Lady Gaga, Bang Bang has debuted a tattoo ink that can disappear and reappear.

Magic Ink tattoos can be turned on, turned off, and redesigned at will. Tattoo artist Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy explains how it works.

Magic Ink was developed by celebrity tattooist Keith "Bang Bang" McCurdy. Learn more about Magic Ink tattoos, which disappear with light.

From KFF Health News

After roughly six years of work, an assistant professor from CU Boulder has developed a tattoo ink that allows body art to disappear and reappear using different kinds of light.

A University of Colorado Boulder assistant professor teamed up with a famous tattoo artist to explore disappearing tattoo ink.

A nanoengineer based in Colorado has had plenty of mad scientist moments but his latest invention of a tattoo that users can turn on and off is the most impressive.

Carson Bruns in Colorado has developed "Magic Ink" that can be turned off, for example by ultraviolet light, so that a tattoo disappears.

Early next year, the business partners plan to release their first product, Magic Ink, to a group of hand-picked artists. Their tattoos can be turned on and off with different kinds of light. They have long-term hopes for smart tattoos that have a health value, but cosmetics are cheaper and simpler to get to consumers than medical devices. So, that’s where they’re starting.